A DirecTV satellite is at risk of explosion due to battery issues

Today in attention-grabbing headlines: DirecTV's satellite is at risk of explosion. Yes, you heard that right: the provider has one month to remove its Spaceway-1 satellite from geostationary orbit, to avoid the risk of exploding and taking down OTHER telecom satellites with it. At the root of these concerns are battery issues, which started manifesting back in December. According to SpaceNews, DirectTV said in an FCC filing earlier this week that an anomaly caused "significant and irreversible thermal damage" to the satellite's business.

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AMD's Radeon RX 5600 is the best 1080p gaming card for the money

If you're building your own gaming rig and want an affordable graphics card that can handle high-res, high-framerate games, we have good news for you. We just reviewed AMD's Radeon RX 5600, which my colleague Devindra Hardawar called "the most powerful 1080p gaming option on the market under $300."

Beyond Sex Robots: Fact vs. Fiction

新皇冠体育appEngadget Editor-in-Chief Christopher Trout dives head first into the hysteria surrounding the world’s first sex robot to draw a hard line between fact and fiction. He’ll cross the globe to talk to the people who have dedicated their lives to the study and production of humanoid lovers, and take Harmony and her sex robot siblings out of the lab for a real-world night on the town.

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Tech Hunters: Opening Up New Worlds On Nintendo's Gamebo

新皇冠体育appPortable gaming is all our phones do, don't know about you guys! But where would we be without the earth-shattering Nintendo GameBoy, which changed the world of gaming forever. With so many units sold, there's a plethora of handsets still available to quench your retro gaming needs, as Julia Hardy discovered in Croydon.

Portable gaming is all our phones do, don't know about you guys! But where would we be without the earth-shattering Nintendo GameBoy, which changed the world of gaming forever. With so many units sold, there's a plethora of handsets still available to quench your retro gaming needs, as Julia Hardy discovered in Croydon.

Tech Hunters: Entering New Worlds With Virtual Boy - Bonus Clip

In 1995, Nintendo were riding high on the success of the Super Nintendo but wanted more. Their idea, The Virtual Boy. It was an early attempt at 3D, virtual reality worlds. It also sucked, giving headaches and breaking easily.

GAME FNATIC S1:E1 | A Fnatic League

Welcome to the exciting world of eSports. Meet Fnatic, one of the best League of Legends teams in the world that’s led by some of the most famous players in the sport. Get a behind the scenes look as the team searches to find a new member to help them win the world championship.

GAME FNATIC S1:E2 | Let the Games Begin

Meet the Candidates -- flown in from around the world to compete for this coveted spot -- and the leaders of Fnatic, who will decide who’s worthy of joining the pro ranks of League of Legends players. After arriving in Berlin, the Candidates discover that the competition has already begun.

GAME FNATIC S1:E3 | Learn. Adapt. Survive.

Our previously confident Candidates show cracks of insecurity when given their first major test -- each must learn to play a new Champion. The Candidates also get to visit the Fnatic HQ and see what a professional gaming house looks like. While there, they meet Deilor, Fnatic’s revered coach, and the pressure mounts.